“Una Faccia, Una Razza” (One Face, One Race) is a powerful Italian phrase that beautifully…
Tag: Magna Graecia
A stunning archaeological discovery near Aigio in Greece’s Peloponnese has revealed a heroon—an ancient shrine honouring a hero—filled with exquisite gold jewellery and funerary artefacts. Among the treasures are gold earrings with intricate lion and cupid motifs, rings, coins, and a necklace, showcasing the wealth and high status of those buried there. The site, dating back to the 8th century BCE, offers invaluable insights into ancient Achaea’s architecture, funerary practices, and social history.
It is no secret that southern Italy was a Greek colony in ancient times, just…
ANA reports that an exhibition showcasing the ancient civilizations of Basilicata, southern Italy, will open…
Bova is a charming village in Bovesia, one of the two Griko-speaking areas of southern Italy, and is recognized as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. With a rich history linked to the legendary Greek queen Oichista, Bova features archaeological finds that date back to the Neolithic period. The village’s documented history begins in the early 11th century, when the Normans established dominance in the region, overcoming the Arabs and Byzantines.
A brand new DNA study found that the modern populations of southern Italy, Sicily, Greece…
The monumental statue that served as a column in the temple of Zeus is located…
If there is one country with which we Greeks feel close, it is Italy, and…
It is certainly not an exaggeration to say that the capital of Campania and the…
A take on Aremu Rindineddha, a beloved Griko song originating from the Greek-speaking villages of…
In 540 BC, a momentous and bloody naval battle unfolded off the coast of Corsica,…
Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean with a great and rich history, is well…
On this day, we remember the life of the Italiote-Greek Giuseppe Musolino, the “King of…
Newsbomb.gr released the video of Part 2 of their long trek in southern Italy and…
Something great is happening on the other side of the Ionian. We are talking about…
Two ancient Doric temples were unearthed in the Ancient Greek city of Poseidonia, modern Paestum,…
Delianuova [Greko: Δέλια] is a Grecanico town of 3,200 inhabitants, in the Metropolitan City of…
In a profound gesture of cultural restitution and international cooperation, the United States has repatriated…
Excavations in southern Italy have unearthed terracotta bull heads and a figurine of the Greek…
Students of the Scuola Guardia Krotoniate, a martial arts school in Crotone (Κρότων) in southern…
A brand new DNA study found that the modern populations of southern Italy, Sicily, Greece…
The Sunday of Orthodoxy was celebrated on March 5 by the Christian Orthodox population of…
Two filmmakers from Australia have come together for their ninth international film project that documents Greeks. This time it’s the Greko of Calabria and the Griko of Apulia.
Of extraordinary importance in the formation of southern Italian surnames, especially in Calabria, is the…
Pantaleone Danilo Brancati leads a new generation determined to preserve Grecanico, the ancient Greek dialect of Calabria. Through his association “Jalò tu Vùa,” young people in southern Italy are learning, teaching, and celebrating a language that connects them to their Hellenic roots.
A march of a Dionisyan Cult was performed on Thursday at the T.R.A.C.C.E Festival in…
‘Magna Graecia: The Greko of Calabria’ looks at the Greko communities of Calabria in the southernmost part of the Italian peninsula, a group of people who have maintained their millennia-old links to their ancient and medieval Hellenic past through their language and culture.
Leucocarpa, also called Leucolea, unique white olives with origins from the ancient Greeks that colonised…
On October 18 at the facilities of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, specifically in the…
Bova is one of the Greek-Bovesian speaking villages of Bovesia, one of the two Griko-speaking…
